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Hi everyone, Hope you are all doing well. In case you've missed any recent IHadCancer activity, please see below for our weekly roundup. As always, please let us know if you have any questions, comments or requests for our team!

Recent Blog Posts (please email emily@ihadcancer.com to learn more)

• 4 Steps For Self-Confidence: Advice From A Cancer Coach - Leah is a Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, as well as a cancer coach. In this guest blog post, she shares her tips for tapping into your inner power and learning to fight through self-doubt, no matter what you're going through.  
• The Truth About The Dreaded Surgical Drains - Have you suffered through the pain of surgical drains? In this guest blog post, Ann Marie shares the raw, honest truth about what she experienced after she had her drains removed - from chest pains to numbness and everything in between. 

Recent Dear Cancer Messages (What do you have to say to cancer? Let it out.)

• I asked for one thing, Respect! Click here to comment.  
• Dear Cancer, when you came into my life.. I lost everyone! Click here to comment. 

Recent Facebook post (Don't forget to Like us on FB!) 

• I was diagnosed at 34 in March 2012. I had bi- lateral mastectomy, 16 rounds ACT chemo. This was taken January 2013, I was rediagnosed December 31, 2013. I have had ovaries removed to reduce estrogen and had tumor removed from chest that invaded muscle and all axillary nodes. I just keep praying and hoping this is it. I started radiation one week ago. I will not give up, though it is tough and very painful at times." Here's to Erin -let's all send strength her way! Click here to connect with her on IHC. Click here to see the Facebook post.

Recent Discussion Questions (Ask anything you want on our discussion board.)

• After having a hysterectomy in January,I was diagnosed with having endometrial cancer grade 2 stage 3. My first visit to the hospital the consultant discussed radiotherapy with me, and said that "chemotherapy had not yet been decided,then another doctor came in and said " because the ovaries have been involved, I would need chemotherapy, and it would be a treatment of 6 over 5 months. Today I went for my 4th treatment of radiotherapy, and had to see the oncologist there for a weekly check (my first) and she asked me if I was having chemotherapy, and I told her that I was, and she then looked again at my notes and said " well it says here its still to be decided." Have any of you here, not had chemo for endometrial cancer ? I am very confused. Please let me know if anyone has had the same experience. I feel so stressed that I don't have an answer from the doctors. With thanks Gaynor. Xx Click here to answer.  
• I have been in remission for 20 months and I still feel the need to talk about my experiences with cancer, but I feel as though my friends don't want to hear it about it anymore. (I try not to ever bring it up because of that) I feel as though everyone thinks that the day chemo ended I should have "moved on" and should be "over it." Does anyone else feel that they can't talk to their friends or family? Click here to answer. 

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- The IHC Team